Florida Education Chancellor To Close FETC Conference

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Frances Haithcock will lead the closing session at the FETC 2009 conference being held January in Orlando, FL. Haithcock is Florida's K-12 public schools chancellor who took office at the beginning of 2008.

Haithcock will lead a town hall-style session, answering questions submitted by audience members prior to the event. Those who wish to submit questions can do so by e-mailing [email protected] with the subject line "Closing Session Question."

As previously announced, the opening session at FETC 2009 will be led by Philippe Cousteau, president of EarthEcho International, a non-profit organization focused on environmental awareness.

The FETC 2009 conference will be held Jan. 21-24 at the Orange County Convention Center in Florida, and the closing session will take place at 3 p.m. EST Jan. 24. Further details, including registration, session information, and speaker bios, can be found here.

About the Author

David Nagel is the former editorial director of 1105 Media's Education Group and editor-in-chief of THE Journal, STEAM Universe, and Spaces4Learning. A 30-year publishing veteran, Nagel has led or contributed to dozens of technology, art, marketing, media, and business publications.

He can be reached at [email protected]. You can also connect with him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidrnagel/ .


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